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Possible record-breaker for first day of spring
Spring arrives today, and it could be a record-breaker. Environment Canada says Grande Prairie can expect a high of 13 degrees today. The warmest March 20 on record was 1992 when the high that day rea...
Mar 20, 2019 Photo by Justin Dionne
Montreal to remove crucifix from council chamber and place it in museum
MONTREAL - The City of Montreal announced Wednesday it will take down the crucifix that has hung in its council chamber for more than 80 years and move it to a ...
Mar 20, 2019
What's next after UK seeks 3-month delay to Brexit?
LONDON - With just nine days to go until Brexit, Prime Minister Theresa May has asked the European Union to postpone Britain's departure from the European Union until June 30. The decision is in the h...
Mar 20, 2019
Respecting elders: Maya Angelou clip sparks courtesy debate
NEW YORK - Put a handle on it. If you don't know what that means, you might not call elders by "Mr.," ''Miss" or "Mrs.," insist that your children do the same or demand it for yourself. If you've hear...
Mar 20, 2019
Ex Colombia soccer star arrested for drug shipments
BOGOTA - Former Southampton and Portsmouth midfielder Jhon Viafara has been arrested in his native Colombia on a U.S. drug warrant. Colombia's chief prosecutor's office said Wednesday that prosecutors...
Mar 20, 2019
Vice-Admiral Norman's lawyer blasts Justice Dept for 'inaccurate' statements
OTTAWA - Vice-Admiral Mark Norman's lawyer Marie Henein has called out Justice Canada for making what she says are "inaccurate" public statements about her client's high-profile case while conceding a...
Mar 20, 2019
Speaker relegates Parti Quebecois to 4th-place status in Quebec legislature
QUEBEC - The struggling Parti Quebecois has suffered another setback with a decision by the Speaker relegating it to fourth place in the provincial legislature. Francois Paradis ruled t...
Mar 20, 2019
Budget responds to long-standing calls for federal strategy to address dementia
OTTAWA - Health advocacy groups are cheering the Liberal government's proposal to spend $50 million over five years to support a national dementia strategy that would be ...
Mar 20, 2019
Quebec convenes experts to support sexual and domestic violence victims
MONTREAL - The Quebec government has convened a panel of experts and given it one year to come up with recommendations on improving support for sexual assault and domestic violence victims, ...
Mar 20, 2019